Bishop Ephrem Giesen, O.F.M. †

Deceased

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shantung {Scian-Ton Settentrionale}

Titular Bishop of Paltus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Oct 1868		Born	Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 Oct 1887	19.0	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor
18 Mar 1893	24.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
18 Jul 1902	33.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shantung {Scian-Ton Settentrionale}, China
18 Jul 1902	33.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Paltus
16 Nov 1902	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Paltus
6 Aug 1919	50.8	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shantung {Scian-Ton Settentrionale}, China

a priest for 26.4 years
a bishop for 16.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Johannes Hofman, O.F.M. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Ephrem Giesen, O.F.M. † (1902)
Bishop Johannes Hofman, O.F.M. † (1891)
Bishop Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. † (1889)
Bishop Vincenzo Epiphane Carlassare, O.F.M. † (1884)
Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. † (1874)
Bishop Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M. † (1861)
Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. † (1849)
Bishop Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. † (1847)
Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi † (1841)
Bishop Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. † (1817)
Bishop Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (1806)
Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (1783)
Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (1773)
João Cosme Cardinal da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (1746)
Tomás Cardinal de Almeida † (1707)
Nuno Cardinal da Cunha e Ataíde † (1706)
Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (1694)
Archbishop João de Sousa † (1684)
Verissimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †

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